When it comes to the cornerback position with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Brian Allen has something no one else does — size.
Standing at 6-foot-3, Allen doesn’t just have size. He also has speed, running the 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds. When reading this you might be thinking, “Why isn’t this guy on the football field?” Well, the converted wide receiver is what football experts call ‘raw’.
The Steelers have selected plenty of “raw” prospects in the secondary throughout the Mike Tomlin/Kevin Colbert era, but one thing separated Allen from players like Doran Grant — the Steelers kept Allen around for a reason.